News and articles
Magazine: Cleaning products: hypermarket is the dominant retail channel
Date: 2011-10-25 11:10:03
In general cleaning product retail sales augmented in the first half of 2011. The biggest category was general cleaning and scrubbing products: annual sales were above HUF 11 billion in...
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EFFIE-award going to SPAR's POS campaign
Date: 2011-10-25 11:08:24
The so-called Oscar prize of the Hungarian commercial and marketing trade is the 10th anniversary EFFIE-gala, where the POS campaign of SPAR Hungary Ltd and D'arcy Avenue has won a...
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Nestea Winter Plum is back
Date: 2011-10-25 10:45:16
NESTEA is bringing back the old, popular beverage Nestea Winter plum for the winter season. The reason why this edition is special because it can be drank cold or hot,...
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Brands.hu doubled its sales
Date: 2011-10-25 10:03:24
The community webstore brands.hu has gathered 600 000 reistered users throughout the past three years, giving home to 300 brands. The traffic of this year is expected to be the...
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GMO-laws accepted by the government
Date: 2011-10-24 17:45:51
Hungary has joined NOW the Alps-Adriatic GMO-free region, under a resolution approved by Parliament.The resolution was approved unanimously. The Alps-Adriatic GMO-free region is an initiative of Croatia....
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566.6 millionn public health tax paid so far
Date: 2011-10-24 17:36:51
A total of 566.6 million HUF had been paid in the form of public health product tax – in everyday language: chipstax – in September, for the third quarter of...
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Furder decline in business and consumer expectations
Date: 2011-10-24 14:55:37
In October the GKI-Erste economic sentiment index adjested for seasonal effects continued to deteriorate – the declining trend has been going on for eight monts. Business and consumer expectations also...
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The new industrial orders rose in the euro area, Hungary is in the forefront
Date: 2011-10-24 13:50:42
In August, the new orders in the manufacturing industry increased in the euro area and in the whole European Union, after the decline of July. According to Eurostat; monthly orders...
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Vintage to be completed soon
Date: 2011-10-24 13:40:09
At most of the wine regions, the harvest of the grapes has been finished; more than ninety percent of the plantations are harvested – said Horváth Csaba, Secretary-General of the...
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The mobile wallet is a good opportunity for coupons brokers
Date: 2011-10-24 13:35:20
The spread of mobile wallets can fundamentally affect the future of the Hungarian coupon broker firms – writes hvg.hu. On Tuesday, we arrived to a technology historical milestone: Three Hungarian...
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Frozen meat: extended public debate
Date: 2011-10-24 13:30:10
The Ministry of Rural Development extends the public debate on the public utilization of frozen meat to become acquainted with the opinions of all stakeholders – told the ministry's press...
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Slovak citizens plan a wealthier Christmas this year
Date: 2011-10-24 13:20:33
According to a survey; almost a third of the people of Slovakia, spends at least 300 euros on gifts – writes Új Szó Hungarian daily newspaper. According to the newspaper;...
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Széchenyi Cards available in Saving Banks
Date: 2011-10-24 13:17:16
The Government expects the co-operative credit institutions to take an active part in the agricultural financing. Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) György Czerván discussed this subject matter...
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Tesco opens additional stores in Slovakia
Date: 2011-10-24 13:00:07
The British Tesco retail chain, which has 101 stores in Slovakia, calculates with the opening of additional 8 stores in the country. Tesco is operating in the Slovak Republic since...
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Cannes Lions: the winning advertising campaigns arrived to Hungary for the first time this year
Date: 2011-10-24 12:55:53
The winning works of the 2011 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival can be seen in Hungary for the first time. Visitors can watch the works in the Toldi Cinema, on...
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Browse Tesco Catalogue on your smartphone!
Date: 2011-10-24 09:29:10
Tesco created a smart phone application: the program helps in shopping, and even shows the nearest store. By downloading AppStore's most recent free application, the most important product categories and...
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Magazine: Lemon juice brands: time separated the wheat from the chaff
Date: 2011-10-23 16:32:50
Cold months, when vitamin intake becomes more important, are slowly but steadily approaching. One accessory of tea drinking, lemon juice is an important source of vitamins and a really seasonal...
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Arthur C. Nielsen Jr., ratings entrepreneur, dies
Date: 2011-10-21 15:29:22
TV ratings pioneer Arthur C. Nielsen Jr., chairman of the A.C. Nielsen Company, from Alzheimer’s-related complications. He was 92. Nielsen’s father may have invented the system still used by the...
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Analysts say one-off effect may have increased the retail sales in August
Date: 2011-10-21 14:00:06
According to the communication of the Ministry of National Economy (NGM); the retail trade figures reflect a positive turn in August. Analysts polled by MTI explained the expansion with a...
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Hungary's competitiveness is lagging behind
Date: 2011-10-21 13:30:22
In case of competitiveness Hungary is still lagging behind in the European Union – shows the annual report of the European Commission (EC). The industrial performance of the member states...
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Workania: Czechs and Slovaks earn more than Hungarians
Date: 2011-10-21 13:20:39
In Hungary the average gross salary is 221 thousand HUF. The workers in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia earn more – shows the ''competitiveness'' comparative survey of the fizetesek.hu...
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SABMiller sells its Russian and Ukrainian business branch to a Turkish beer manufacturer
Date: 2011-10-21 13:01:56
SABMiller agreed with Turkey's Anadolu Group, and with its Istanbul-based beer interests (Anadolu Efes), to give the Russian and Ukrainian beer business branch to the latter. The world's leading beer...
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Good results from McDonald's, shares on historical peak
Date: 2011-10-21 13:00:55
According to McDonald's quarterly flash report;. revenue and profit slightly surpassing analysts' expectations. After the release of the quarterly numbers, the company's shares were in 2 percent plus, rising to...
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EBay's revenue increased by one third
Date: 2011-10-21 12:20:55
eBay reported over revenue and profit growth in its quarterly flash report. Although the price of eBay declined after the management expectations disappointed the investors. More than 30 percent revenue...
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New Fa Sensual & Oil productfamily
Date: 2011-10-21 09:17:11
September 2011 sees the launch of the new Fa Sensual & Oil productfamily which is a pure and natural set for customers of all ages....
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Rekord weak grape harvest in Italy
Date: 2011-10-21 08:57:07
This year's harvest in Italy was the worst of the last more than sixty years, but according to the grape growers, the quality of the wine is promising, due to...
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The TakarékBank revised its GDP forecast downward
Date: 2011-10-20 13:50:59
The analysts of the Takarékbank expects smaller GDP growth for this year, contrary to their earlier forecast. Now they are expecting a 1.7 percent GDP growth for this year, a...
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Coface: the insolvency situation of the companies deteriorated further
Date: 2011-10-20 13:35:26
In this year's first nine months, the insolvency indicator of the companies increased by 30 percent, compared to the same period of last year – shows the most recent analysis...
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Food Labels: warranty differs from expiration date
Date: 2011-10-20 13:34:16
In Germany, every year nearly 20 million tons of food are thrown into the trash because of the expiration date. Partly why a debate started about whether it would be...
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The Lipóti Bakery can be Europe's best company
Date: 2011-10-20 13:10:55
The Lipóti Bakery has been included among Europe's 10 best companies at the European Business Awards. The competition finals will be in November. The top ten was selected out of...
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